digital nomad
Location-independent professional
A digital nomad is someone who works remotely while traveling, typically moving between cities or countries rather than maintaining a fixed home base.
The lifestyle depends on laptop-friendly work—freelancing, consulting, or jobs that require only an internet connection: She's been a digital nomad for three years, working from cafés in Lisbon and Bali.
The term emerged alongside reliable wifi and the gig economy.
Hired construction professional
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
invoice · portfolio · Upwork · Fiverr · retainer · proposal · deliverable · testimonial
Shared professional space rental
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- workationWorking while traveling
- vanlifeResiding in a camper
- colivingShared residential community model
house-sitting · couchsurfing · expat · sabbatical · hostel · Airbnb · untethered · itinerant
Area of notable activity
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- bootstrapperOne who self-finances ventures
solopreneur · free-agent · self-reliant · unanchored · self-starter · empowered · liberated · unconventional
Break between connecting flights
- long-haulCovering great distances
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- globetrottingTraveling widely worldwide
passport · carry-on · red-eye · off-season · sightseeing · exploration · sojourn · transit
Work away from office
- videoconferencingRemote visual group communication
- ZoomVideo call platform
- SlackBusiness communication software
- TrelloVisual project management tool
contractor
Hired construction professional
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
project-based · invoice · portfolio · Upwork · Fiverr · retainer · proposal · deliverable · testimonial · niche
coworking
Shared professional space rental
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- workationWorking while traveling
- vanlifeResiding in a camper
coliving · house-sitting · couchsurfing · expat · sabbatical · hostel · Airbnb · untethered · itinerant · peripatetic
hotspot
Area of notable activity
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
broadband · tethering · roaming · eSIM · bandwidth · latency
self-employed
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
bootstrapper · solopreneur · free-agent · self-reliant · unanchored · self-starter · empowered · liberated · unconventional
layover
Break between connecting flights
- long-haulCovering great distances
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
globetrotting · passport · carry-on · red-eye · off-season · sightseeing · exploration · sojourn · transit
telecommute
Work away from office
- videoconferencingRemote visual group communication
- ZoomVideo call platform
- SlackBusiness communication software
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- modern lifesmartphone, apps, social media, streaming, online shopping
- online jobsfreelancer, virtual assistant, content creator, blogger, web developer
- remote workremote work, telework, remote job, telecommuting, remote worker
digital nomadhomebody
One preferring domestic life
settler · homeowner · suburbanite · stay-at-home · nester
nomad, digital, nomadic, digitize, digitally, nomadism, digitization, digitalize, nomadically